Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A linear measure of the states of Spanish South America, but unknown in Spain, and consequently to the metrological handbooks.
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Examples
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Last month when we were having a meal at an open air restaurant in Chapalita, Guadalajara, I asked if they served Huevos Rancheros, as well as tamales for breakfast and the proprietor quickly replied, en media cuadra, las monjas venden tamales.
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Para ir a la tienda caminas una cuadra y das vuelta a la izquierda ....
cuadras vs manzanas 2002
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: Yes, cuadra and manzana are used interchangeably to say city block.
cuadras vs manzanas 2002
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My question would be, are manzana and cuadra used interchangeably?
cuadras vs manzanas 2002
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: Yes, cuadra and manzana are used interchangeably to say city block.
cuadras vs manzanas 2002
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Yes, cuadra and manzana are used interchangeably to say city block.
cuadras vs manzanas 2002
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My question would be, are manzana and cuadra used interchangeably?
cuadras vs manzanas 2002
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In easy terms manzana is the square and cuadra is just one and each side of the square.
cuadras vs manzanas 2002
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La manzana puede tener una forma triangular, cuadrangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, etc. y a cada lado, perimetralmente, se le llama cuadra.
cuadras vs manzanas 2002
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Una cuadra means just one block, from corner to corner.
cuadras vs manzanas 2002
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